"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Lack of ( অভাব ) I have no lack of friends.
  • Attend upon ( সেবা করা ) She attends upon her mother.
  • Slow of ( ধীর ) He is slow of speech. He is slow at figures. He is slow in writing.
  • Access to ( প্রবেশ অধিকার ) Public has no access to this area.
  • Supply with ( যোগান দেওয়া (কোন জিনিস) ) He supplied us with food.
  • Hanker after ( লালায়িত হওয়া ) Do not hanker after wealth.

Idioms:

  • Nip in the bud ( অঙ্কুরে বিনষ্ট করা ) All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Bag and baggage ( তল্পিতল্পাসহ ) He left the place bag and baggage.
  • At one’s own sweet will ( খুশি মতো ) He still does it at his own sweet will.
  • Household word ( সকলের পরিচিত নাম ) Mother Teresa's name has now become a household word.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.